Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-15960 · Fuselage
EADS-PZL “Warszawa-Okęcie” S.A. Model PZL-104 WILGA 80 Airplanes
This AD applies to Model PZL-104 WILGA 80 airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category.
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
Unless already done, do the following actions:
(1) Within 12 years from date of manufacture or within the next 2 months after May 18, 2009 (the effective date of AD 2009-09-04), whichever occurs later, inspect the fuselage front posts for signs of corrosion following paragraph 6.A. of EADS PZL “Warszawa-Okecie” S.A. Mandatory Bulletin No. 10409036, dated March 18, 2009.
(2) If corrosion or any corrosion damage is found during the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, repair or replace any parts where corrosion or corrosion damage was found in accordance with an FAA-approved repair solution obtained from EADS-PZL “Warszawa-Okęcie” S.A, Aleja Krakowska 110/114, 00-971 Warszawa, Poland; telephone: +48 22 577 22 11; fax: +48 22 577 22 03; e-mail: eadsplz@plz.eads.net.
(3) Within 12 years from date of manufacture or within the next 2 months after May 18, 2009 (the effective date of AD 2009-09-04), whichever occurs later, replace the rear glass padding following paragraph 6.C. of EADS PZL “Warszawa-Okecie” S.A. Mandatory Bulletin No. 10409036, dated March 18, 2009.
(4) Within 2 months after August 12, 2009 (the effective date of this AD), amend the approved operator's airplane maintenance program to incorporate the applicable tasks as described in PZL-104 Wilga 80 Maintenance Manual, pages 5-4 and 25-10, dated April 7, 2009.
Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
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